Mr. Ford's Video - Chap 1: Body Positions - Directional Terms (NB)

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

• stand upright
• head facing forward
• arms by the side with palms facing forward
• feet flat on the ground, toes forward

Question 2

Superior / Cephalic

Answer 2

• over, above, going towards the top/head

Question 3

Inferior / Ventral

Answer 3

• under, below, towards the feet

Question 4

Anterior (front)

Posterior (back)

Answer 4

• towards the front
• ventral ( in animals and embryos)
• towards the back
• dorsal (in animals and embryos)

Question 5

Medial

Lateral

Intermediate

Answer 5

• goes toward the midline of the body
• goes away from the midline of the body
• in between two structures

Question 6

Proximal (close)

Distal (far)

Answer 6

• towards the point of origin, where it came from

- going away from the point of origin

Question 7

Ipsilateral (together)

Contralateral (apart)

Answer 7

• “Ipsi” same, same side of the body

- “contra” contrasting, the opposite side of the body

Question 8

Superficial

Deep

Answer 8

• close to the surface of the body

- away from the surface or further into the body

Question 9

Planes

Answer 9

• imaginary flat surfaces
• divide body/organs into definite areas
• midsagittal (medial) and parasagittal
• frontal (coronal)
• transverse (cross-sectional or horizontal)
• oblique

Question 10

Directional Terms

Answer 10

• dorsal
• superior
• medial
• distal

Question 11

Sections

Answer 11

• flat surfaces
• results from cuts through the body structures
• named according to the plane on which the cut was made
• transverse
• frontal
• midsagittal